I saw the earlier post, but was wondering if anyone had heard anything else as to what was going on.
http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/news/12816809/detail.html
http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/news/12816809/detail.html
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ToTBellHop
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nothing. Disney is not building a $1.1 billion park in Branson, Missouri lol...of all the dumb places for Disney to build a park, that would near the top of the charts. They haven't built a theme park for that much in the US since 1982, and even if they were going to build a park for that much money, it wouldn't be outside of Orlando or Anaheim.
Monty
Brilliant...and Canadian
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ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
And it has a cool new Screamin' Swing coming in this year. They build some well-themed rides there (not Disney theming, but they certainly blow Six Flags out of the water).
MJMcBride
Member
Not true. They are looking at expanding in the US as well. Just not with full fledged theme parks.
Craig & Lisa
Active Member
First you have to think about this. Disney went to Florida because of the pretty consistant weather there. Branson, or Mo. has a full winter, which means that it would have to close for at least 4 months, and then they are in tornado alley, so what happens when that event happens? I don't think that Disney is willing to take that much of an investment only to have to rebuild it when the weather has a hissy fit.
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
not that I disagree that Disney isn't planning anything in MO, but you can build stuff to withstand tornadoes (maybe not an F5 directly hitting, but certainly most normal tornadoes wouldn't do any more damage than the hurricanes have in Florida from time to time). The winter point is the bigger problem. Outside of a hotel or a small indoor property (like the entertainment complexes), I don't see Disney building much in the north. That said, Disneyland Paris is beautiful when it gets a couple inches of snow.First you have to think about this. Disney went to Florida because of the pretty consistant weather there. Branson, or Mo. has a full winter, which means that it would have to close for at least 4 months, and then they are in tornado alley, so what happens when that event happens? I don't think that Disney is willing to take that much of an investment only to have to rebuild it when the weather has a hissy fit.
Hakunamatata
Le Meh
Nope, you just have to be mature enough to enjoy good entertainment.
Craig & Lisa
Active Member
To be honest, a hurricane has a different kind of wind ....segment? Whereas a tornado's winds are condensed into a smaller segment. A hurricane's winds are wide spread, intense yes but a whole different kind of animal. IMHO, I believe that a tornado is going to cause alot more damage at a level 3 than a hurricane with varing winds of 80 miles an hour or better. I'm not a expert, but I think this makes more sense.
Walt_Disney
Active Member
how much did AK cost to build?
Craig & Lisa
Active Member
:veryconfu :veryconfu :veryconfu what does this have to do with this thread???
Walt_Disney
Active Member
just getting an idea of the cost since this project in MO will cost 1.1 billion
JML42691
Active Member
They could be trying to find out an estimate of how much a new park would cost
Hakunamatata
Le Meh
Roughly the cost of the new Dallas Cowboys stadium I believe....
